EP0243604A3 - A magnetic recording medium - Google Patents

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EP0243604A3
EP0243604A3 EP87102620A EP87102620A EP0243604A3 EP 0243604 A3 EP0243604 A3 EP 0243604A3 EP 87102620 A EP87102620 A EP 87102620A EP 87102620 A EP87102620 A EP 87102620A EP 0243604 A3 EP0243604 A3 EP 0243604A3
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Richard Henry Ahlert
James Kent Howard
Grace Su Lim
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EP87102620A 1986-04-29 1987-02-24 A magnetic recording medium Expired - Lifetime EP0243604B1 (en)

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US06/857,019 US4654276A (en) 1986-04-29 1986-04-29 Magnetic recording medium with an underlayer and a cobalt-based magnetic layer
US857019 2010-08-16

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EP0243604A2 EP0243604A2 (en) 1987-11-04
EP0243604A3 true EP0243604A3 (en) 1989-08-23
EP0243604B1 EP0243604B1 (en) 1992-09-16

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EP (1) EP0243604B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS62257617A (en)
CA (1) CA1269894A (en)
DE (1) DE3781712T2 (en)

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JPS62257617A (en) 1987-11-10
EP0243604B1 (en) 1992-09-16
US4654276A (en) 1987-03-31
JPH0557646B2 (en) 1993-08-24
CA1269894A (en) 1990-06-05

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